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Deception at Sunlight Ski Area

Expert · 543 m long with 222 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 36° at its steepest, facing N.

36°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
543 mlength
222 mvertical
2797 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Deception is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Deception

Lifts that reach the top: Primo (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Primo
  2. Ski Grizzly Road (easy)
  3. Ski Deception (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Midland Traverse, Lower Deception, Perry's Plunge.

See Deception on the 3D mapAll runs at Sunlight Ski Area
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.